a quiz for Standard Grade Drama revision...

1. THE BIG BIG DRAMA QUIZ SEE IF YOU CAN REMEMBER THE DEFINITION FOR THE DRAMA TERMS…

2. PART 1: DRAMA FORMS

3. PLAY SCRIPTED OR IMPROVISED DIALOGUE, WITH CHARACTERS AND A NARRATIVE

4. COMEDY A DRAMA WHICH IS FUNNY/COMICAL

5. DANCE DRAMA A DRAMA PRESENTED THROUGH DANCE MOVEMENTS

6. DOCU-DRAMA A DOCUMENTARY STYLE DRAMA WITH RECONSTRUCTION OF EVENTS

7. FORUM THEATRE A PLAY WHERE THE AUDIENCE SUGGEST CHANGES TO EFFACT THE OUTCOMES

8. MIME STYLISED MOVEMENT TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF REALITY

9. MONOLOGUE A CHARACTER SPEAKS THEIR THOUGHTS ALOUD

10. MUSICAL DRAMA INCLUDING SONG

11. PANTOMIME CHRISTMAS THEATRICAL ENTERTAINMENT USUALLY BASED ON A FAIRYTALE

12. TRAGEDY A DRAMA ABOUT UNHAPPY EVENTS AND WITH A SAD ENDING

13. MOVEMENT USING THE BODY AS THE SOLE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION

14. PART 2: CONVENTIONS

15. ASIDE A REMARK TO THE AUDIENCE ONLY

16. FLASHBACK ACTING OUT AN EVENT IN THE PAST

17. FLASHFORWARD ACTING OUT A FUTURE OR IMAGINED EVENT

18. FREEZE FRAME AN ACTION FROZEN IN TIME

19. FROZEN PICTURE AN IMAGE, CREATED ON STAGE, HELD WITHOUT MOVEMENT

20. MIME STYLISED MOVEMENT WHICH CREATES THE ILLUSION OF REALITY

21. MONOLOGUE WHEN A CHARACTER SPEAKS THEIR THOUGHT ALOUD

22. MOVEMENT USE OF THE BODY AS THE SOLE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION

23. NARRATION WHEN PARTS OF THE STORY ARE TOLD BY A NARRATOR

24. SLOW MOTION MOVEMENT PERFORMED AT A SLOWED DOWN SPEED

25. SOLILOQUY A LENGTHY SPEECH MADE WHEN NO OTHER CHARACTERS ARE ON STAGE

26. TABLEAU (CREDIT TERM FOR A FROZEN PICTURE) AN IMAGE, CREATED ON STAGE, HELD WITHOUT MOVEMENT

27. PART 3: VOICE TERMS

28. ACCENT WAY OF SPEAKING IN A LOCAL AREA OR COUNTRY

29. ARTICULATION CLEAR PRONUNCIATION OF WORDS

30. CLARITY CLEARNESS OF THE VOICE

31. DIALOGUE A CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO OR MORE CHARACTERS

32. EMPHASIS THE STRESS ON A WORD OR PHRASE

33. FLUENCY NATURAL, FLOWING SPEECH

34. INTONATION RISING AND FALLING OF THE VOICE IN SPEECH

35. PACE SPEED OF SPEECH

36. PAUSE A BREAK IN SPEAKING; A PERIOD OF SILENCE

37. PITCH HOW HIGH OR LOW THE VOICE IS

38. REGISTER APPROPRIATE SPEECH FOR THE PERSON BEING SPOKEN TO, OR FOR THE SITUATION

39. STAGE WHISPER A LOUD WHISPER INTENDED TO BE HEARD BY THE AUDIENCE

40. TIMING SPEAKING, MOVING OR PAUSING AT EXACTLY THE RIGHT MOMENT

41. TONE CHANGING OF VOICE TO EXPRESS EMOTION

42. VOLUME LOUDNESS OR QUIETNESS OF THE VOICE

43. PART 4 SET DESIGN TERMS

44. BACK CLOTH CANVAS CLOTH WHICH COVERS THE BACK OF THE STAGE, CAN BE PAINTED

45. BAR HORIZONTALLY FLOWN ROD (USUALLY METAL) FROM WHICH SCENERY, LIGHTING AND OTHER EQUIPMENT IS SUSPENDED

46. CLOTH AREA OF SCENIC CANVAS HANGING VERTICALLY

47. CYCLORAMA THE BACK WALL OF THE STAGE WHICH CAN BE PAINTED OR LIT

48. DOWNSTAGE THE AREA OF THE STAGE CLOSEST TO THE AUDIENCE

49. ENTRANCE A PLACE ON THE SET THROUGH WHICH THE ACTOR MAY APPEAR ON STAGE

50. EXIT A PLACE ON THE SET THROUGH WHICH THE ACTOR MAY LEAVE THE STAGE